Meat preparing instrument



5, c. L. HAGAN 2,1823? MEAT PREPAR ING INSTRUMENT Filed Feb. 25, 1938 Ffg. 6. 5 2? 25 36 5 15 30 Z0 NW'A/TUR CARL L. HAG/AN k'fTUR/VEW Patented Dec. 5, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFiCE 1 Claim.

This invention relates generally to the meat cutters art, and particularly to devices for preparing meat for cube steaks.

The main object of this invention is the construction of an exceedingly simple and efficient form of cutter whereby a steak may be easily and correctly cubed, and if necessary, rendered to a substantially uniform thickness prior to the cubing of same.

The second object is the construction of an instrument for the purpose stated which will be easy to manufacture and assemble and the parts thereof easily accessible for cleansing and replacement.

The third object is the combination of a levelling instrument and a cutting instrument whereby a steak may be correctly reduced to a desirable uniformity of thickness preparatory to the cubing of same.

I accomplish these and other objects in the manner set forth in the following specification as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is aperspective view of the device from the cubing side thereof.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device from the levelling side thereof.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View showing one of the cutters.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the handle and cutter holder,

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the spacers.

Fig. 6 is a section taken along the line 66 in Fig. 1.

Fig. '7 is a perspective view of the levelling or pounding element.

Fig, 8 is a perspective view showing a modified form of cutter holder.

Similar numerals refer to throughout the several views.

Referring in detail to the drawing, there is shown a handle it! which forms a part of a cutter holding body ll whose edge [2 is undercut and has projecting therefrom a central shank !3 having one rounded edge M and having a hole [5 formed laterally therethrough.

Associated with the body I I and secured to its face I6 is the pounding element IT, on one side of which are formed the projections l8. Dowel pins l9 project from the side 20 into the holes 2| in the body ll. A screw 22 extends through the hole 23 in the body ll into the tapped hole 24 in the pounding element ll.

similar parts with the hole it in the shank l3.

The cutting elements 25 are of the wafer type and have two cutting edges 2% and 2! which meet at the rounded corner 28. Holes 29 are formed through the cutting elements 25 and register Between each 5 adjacent pair of cutting elements 25 is placed a spacer 30 whose edge 3! conforms with the edge M of the element 53 and whose side 32 conforms with the edge i2 of the body H. Against the outermost cutting elements 25 are placed the end 10 clamps 33 which are counter-bored to receive the head 34 and the nut 35 of the bolt 38 which extends through all of the cutting elements 25, the spacers 3b and the end clamps 33.

It can be seen that by this construction the 15 parts are securely held together and subject to easy operation and cleansing and replacement purposes.

In the form of the device shown in Fig. 8, the body 31 is provided with slots 38 adapted to re- 20 ceive the cutting elements 25 in which case the spacing elements 39 are integral'with the body 37 and the hole M3 extends through the spacing elements 39 and the end clamps M and the spring of the parts is sufiicient to permit a clamping 25 action.

The operation of the device is as follows:

If it is desired to cube a steak, it may either be first pounded by means of the roughened surface of the device and after it has been reduced 30 to an even thickness and also rendered more tender by the pounding action, it is cut into cubes by simply drawing the projecting cutting edges through the meat in lines which normally intersect each other. 35

While the two forms of the device are identical in functioning, the type employing the removable inserts possesses the advantage of making it possible to vary the spacing of the cutting elements 25.

I claim:

A meat cutter instrument consisting of a flat handled body member having a beveled edge opposite its handle and normal thereto and having a tongue projecting from said beveled edge, al- 45 ternate cutting blades and spacers disposed on each side of said tongue, said spacers and blades being of a width equal to the body member, a bolt passing through all of said spacers, blades and tongue member and a plate secured against 50 one flat side of said body member forming a stop for said blades.

CARL L. HAGAN. 

